56 years ago today, President John F. Kennedy was unexpectedly and tragically assassinated in Dallas, Texas. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy asked White House staff and government officials to imitate the state funeral ceremonies that were given to President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. President Kennedy’s body was returned to the White House East Room, where it lay in repose. On Sunday, November 24, the president’s casket was placed on a horse-drawn caisson and taken to the Capitol Rotunda, where it